Manor: Virgin link 'speculation'
Eurosport - Fri, 03 Jul 14:53:00 2009
Manor Grand Prix team principal John Booth has refused to confirm reports that Virgin is set to sponsor, buy into and possibly rename the new 2010 Formula One team.
It has been reported and rumoured in recent days that Sir Richard Branson will switch his allegiance from Brawn to Manor next year in a deal that could also involve a 20 per cent shareholding and perhaps even naming rights.
However while confirming that funding has been in place for several months, Booth is not ready to confirm the Virgin speculation, and denied that an equity sale has been agreed.
"The Virgin link is just speculation and I couldn't really comment on it for legal reasons, and it is unhelpful to speculate about Virgin," he told the Yorkshire Post.
Complicating the issue slightly is that Manor's plans were always based on the FIA's £30m or £40m budget cap, which has now been replaced by an agreement with FOTA whose details are unclear.
"Hopefully, it should become clearer in the next couple of weeks. There does seem an intention from all concerned to get the costs under control," Booth said.
"We have only been planning to join Formula One for the last five or six months. Over the years it has not been feasible, you had to be a multi-, multi-millionaire to even consider it.
"But with the budget restrictions it has made it more accessible."
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Holly-Anna Bumface. why do they thumb me down,because they know not what they preach. and do not like the truth,thumbs down means i'm really up their noses great,i earnt more money silverstone weekend more than they will earn over the next three years,do you really think i'm sad and bothered,no way.
Well, what idiot would back Brawn next year when all Ferrari knowledge will be removed,where are you going to carry that extra fuel load(BUTTONS HELMET).
I MUST ADMIT, READING BERNARDS POST'S AND POTTER'S POST ARE TOTALLY FULL OF S=H=I=T, THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH IN THEIR POST'S IF THATS WHAT THEY ARE, ARE POORLY RESEARCHED AND LACK SOLID INFORMATION. NOTHING ABOUT THEM IS CORRECT, ALL FALSELY CLAIMED AND CLEARLY MADE UP OUT OF THEIR LACK OF INTELLIGENCE AND THE MIRAGES THAT CROSS OVER THE VIEW OF THEIR MIND. MY LITTLE S=H=I=T OF A NEPHEW, MARNIO FROM PERU NEEDS TO BE IN A MENTAL HOSPITAIL FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED, THYE CONSTANT DRINKING OF LIQUID METHANE HAS CLEARLY EVAPOURATED HIS BRAIN CELLS AND THEIR IS NOW NO SIGN OF INTELLIGENCE. THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS ALL IS CLEAR IN EVIDENCE LAID DOWN BEFORE YOU, IF YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW POTTER, BERNARD, AND MARNIO FROM PERU AND HAVE SEEN THEM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM PLEASE RING THE AUTHORITIES AND HAVE THEM TAKEN INTO CARE, THEIR NURSES MUST BE WONDERING WHERE THEY ARE.
Marnio from peru, Potter, Bernard, you are such a pric k, how much of your life have you wasted with this @#$%, it gives me so much enjoyment to count your days and weeks gone down the drain. Hamilton beat you and all the people like you, people like you never win, you know that which is why you are forced to repeat extreme b anal nonsense. How many Hamilton and McLaren fans have you created, have you ever wondered. Lol
Go outside in the sun.
I am the site Angel and I thumb down muppets.
On this page I have thumbed down the following muppets: the Jeanette Bolan IDs (Potter & Bernard), the Nick (the perv) Rees IDs (pitcrew66 & ace.firstserve), Michael C (what does the C stand for?) and old brainless touronroute.
It gave me great pleasure to thumb down touronroute, sadly missed during his recent period on remand and remember the TR scale is named after this little, old and stupid chappie.
These muppets are all greater than 80 on the touronroute muppet scale, with touronroute being exactly 100 as per scale definition.
Tell me touronroute why do they thumb you down and take the micky out of you? You seem such a nice and knowledgeable chap I think its unfair.
branson virgin airlines are debt in debt by millions & millions
So no spare cash to squander on F 1 ~~~~~ JUST PUBLICITY SEEKING JAUNT
Well, what idiot would back Brawn next year when all Ferrari knowledge will be removed,where are you going to carry that extra fuel load(BUTTONS HELMET).
Mr Potter.. McLaren is owned mostly by Arabs, and has been for at least a decade.
The Mercedes F1 engine is made in England by Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines Ltd formerly Ilmor Engineering, in Brixworth Northamptonshire. Last time I looked that was in England.
We dont seem to own much of our little Island anymore so please give us credit for our small victory's!
Chris I suspect Ross told him to "Sling his Hook" hope so anyway! You couldn’t run a budget relying on sponsorship from this guy, I think Brawn found that out. I sometimes wonder why Ross Brawn got mixed up with this misanthrope
Hopefully Mr Booth will not get burned by this maggot!
Ape...Perhaps if you did not post such baseless drivel. About which you know nothing. More people would be interested – in – yo – err -?? - No they wouldn’t the verbal diarrhoea you keep spouting is just annoying.
Sorry
well LH is now SWISS to avoid helping British tax payers who supported him last ten years
give him a Swiss ~~ GERMAN flag to wear on helmet ~~ & remove union jack
i must admit after reading some of these posts Touron does have a point.
Why did glok slow down so much in the last lap..
Why was glok driving on the wet side of the track in the last few remaining bends allowing hamilton to take the inside DRY line to victory.
HHHmmmmmm.....seems a little suspicious to me...Can anyone enlighten me as to why Glok lost so much time on the Last Lap it was if he was abducted by the ALIENS
Whats it all about..
Why cant this question be answered especially by mclaren fans and especially by Doughnut Ray $%^&...
Why has the evidence ie..the last lap of the brazilian GB especially the last few corners been removed from You Tube..
Why do Mclaren fans keep running away from this question and the Truth..
people keep saying wait till jeremey clarkson show..all will be revealed...
i mean considering glok was on slick tyres why was he driving right in the wet line of the track on the last few corners..everyone keeps saying they are surprised he finished at all considering the conditions...Various posts state it was like an ice rink...
So why was Glok driving in the WET on SLICKS on the WET LINE NOT/ THE DRY LINE on the last few bends....please tell im waiting and have been all Day and probably will be for a long time yet.
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mr hamiltons son say he stay with mclaren men for life. that nice for him but what do mclaren men say? you see mclaren is now german owned. the parent company is the mercedes benz which is the german. the engine is the german engine. everything about the team is the german. mr hamiltons son now the swiss gentleman he eat much cheese and sings in the morning at mountains. mr hamiltons father is also now the swiss man. in fact there nothing british about this team at all. even the man who tidy up the garage after the race has moved to switzerland with his mother. switzerland is owned by the german. my friends the whole team is GERMAN - and guess what - so is mr glock. now you see why the time stand still for mr glock on the last lap. like he in the time warp. not even the people abducted by the alien lose the amount of time he lost on that last lap. IT IS A DISGRACE!!! ANOTHER CHEATIN YEAR IN 2009 FROUM MCLAREN AND CHEATIN BASHIN MR HAMILTONS SON ....mr a hamilton asun the bigger a cheat
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The summer break brings words of wisdom. Not only are people ready already for more racing, they desire all the speculation that goes with Mr. Ross. Will Michael return to win a championship with a third team? He is still in shape to make a run for #8. F1 still rules the globe! Michael C.
@#$%, MY LITTLE @#$%-T-Y NEPHEW YOU ARE SO FUNNY MARNIO, WHY DON'T YOU PLACE A STICKER ON YOUR FOREHEAD, " SLEEPY HOLLOW, NOTHING INSIDE ", AND ON THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD," FRAGILE NOTHING INSIDE TO PREVENT CAVE IN ". AS WELL AS A STICKER COVERING YOUR MOUTH, SAYING, " OUT OF COMMISSION, TOTALLY STUFFED UP WITH @#$% ". AND ALSO A MASSIVE STICKER COVERING YOUR A-R-S-E, " MY ONLY FORM OF COMMUNICATION." AND MAYBE FERRARI SHOULD PLACE A STICKER ON THE REAR WING OF MASSA'S CAR, " STILL LEARNING TO DRIVER, PLEASE TAKE CARE IN OVER TAKING."
@#$%, MY LITTLE @#$%-T-Y NEPHEW YOU ARE SO FUNNY MARNIO, WHY DON'T YOU PLACE A STICKER ON YOUR FOREHEAD, " SLEEPY HOLLOW, NOTHING INSIDE ", AND ON THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD," FRAGILE NOTHING INSIDE TO PREVENT CAVE IN ". AS WELL AS A STICKER COVERING YOUR MOUTH, SAYING, " OUT OF COMMISSION, TOTALLY STUFFED UP WITH @#$% ". AND ALSO A MASSIVE STICKER COVERING YOUR A-R-S-E, " MY ONLY FORM OF COMMUNICATION." AND MAYBE FERRARI SHOULD PLACE A STICKER ON THE REAR WING OF MASSA'S CAR, " STILL LEARNING TO DRIVER, PLEASE TAKE CARE IN OVER TAKING."
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